THE PUNK MANUAL
A planner for people who defy structure but crave organization.
IF YOU CRAVE ORGANIZATION BUT SEEM TO DEFY STRUCTURE, I GOT YOU
ARE YOU READY TO GET SOME SERIOUS STUFF DONE?
As a creative entrepreneur with a million ideas in my head and human with ADHD, staying on top of my schedule has been a challenge my whole life. I was exhausted by putting things off until the absolute last minute to get my brain to focus.
So I created a planner that worked for my monkey mind. It worked for me, so I shared it with a few friends. And it worked for them, too. So I decided to make it a thing.
Here's the backstory:
THE PUNK MANUAL IS BASED ON ancient MONK PRINCIPLES simplified LIKE 1,000 times
One of my coaches gave me a beautiful planner based on the ancient monk principle of being and doing. It was gorgeous (and pricey!) but it was way too much for my brain to handle, so I never used it.*
Turns out my mind was way more monkey than monk.
But I loved the monk idea of being and doing. So I riffed on that concept in a way that worked for me so I could create a ritual for intention and reflection (just like them) with plenty of reward (just for me).
I call it my 4Rs, and it looks like this:
RALLY AROUND RITUALS, NOT HABITS
When someone says "habits" I want to turn and run like Forrest Gump. It sounds so...horrible and rigid. A few years back, I started a morning ritual (meditation, journaling, and walking my dogs) and decided I like the concept of ritual much better. And The Punk Manual makes it easy for you to create rituals around planning because of the way it orients your mind.
REWARDs? YES, PLEASE!
Look, I always like to set my bar pretty low so I always win. The Punk Manual focuses you on your One Big Thing for the day with a planned reward when you knock it out. Now that's what I call a win/win.
reflection is where the magical momentum happens
I love/hate reflection. I love the kind that sparks inspired action...I hate the kind that makes me feel bad about myself. The reflection part of The Punk Manual is designed to be completed in 5 minutes to help you find out what works for you so you can do more of that (and feel really good about it).
REPEAT THE GOOD STUFF
When you know what works for you, it's much easier to do more of it. And when you know what doesn't really work for you, you can do less of that. This is where the power of The Punk Manual comes in to make real change in your life.
* THIS IS NOT TRUE. I DO USE THAT PLANNER TO SET MY CAMERA TRIPOD ON WHEN I'M FILMING TIKTOK VIDEOS...IT'S THE PERFECT HEIGHT.
why is it called the punk manual?
because it rhymes with monk, I love rock & roll music, and it feels sort of punk to reimagine ancient monk principles for a modern mind.
The Punk Manual is LIKE PUTTING A PAIR OF SPANX ON planning
It's built for the mind that defies structure, the mind that's like a hummingbird flitting from this to that.
The mind whose main priority somedays is to fold the three months of laundry in the closet or eat the strawberries before they go bad...or to build a client website or go to the dentist.
The mind that's filled with brilliant ideas that sometimes get jammed together because you haven't found a good way to get them out and work with them...until now.
The Punk Manual is designed to work with your mind so you can do what needs to get done.
* FEBRUARY MAKES US SAY THIS.
HERE'S A PEEK INSIDE THE PUNK MANUAL
Designed for messy-minded creative thinkers, The Punk Manual is designed to keep things easy and fun for you. Each page is clean and distraction-free, with its own little motivational message to cheer you on so organizing your day is what I call
"five minute-simple".
Hey, I'm heather campbell, the creator of The punk manual.
As a big-thinking creative entrepreneur who is also lucky enough to have ADHD, I know what it's like to be constantly thinking, creating, and in my head. That's why I created The Punk Manual.
I literally spent thousands of dollars on productivity coaches, expensive planners and pens, time management courses, and calendar apps only to fall back into my old ways over and over and over again.
When I discovered how to work with my mind and not against it, I found planning wasn't hard at all. In fact it was pretty easy. And fun. Even a little addicting. Just how my brain likes things.
It's my sincerest hope that The Punk Manual works for you to change your relationship with your work and schedule so you can feel the feeling of being on top of everything you have going on in your life.
MY PROMISE TO YOU
DO THE PUNK MANUAL FOR 90 DAYS, AND I PROMISE YOU’LL SEE DRAMATIC CHANGES IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR WORK, YOUR SCHEDULE, YOUR MIND, AND YOUR BODY. YOU MAY EVEN FIND YOU WORK SHORTER DAYS AND SHORTER WEEKS, GIVING YOU MORE TIME TO DO WHATEVER THE HECK YOU WANT TO DO.
GET THAT "I'M ON TOP OF THINGS" FEELING!
THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO PUNK MANUAL
Whether you're an old-school notebook lover or a digital devotee, there's a Punk Manual for you:
THE PUNK MANUAL SOFTIE
The perfect soft-cover for people who love notebooks...
The Punk Manual Softie is a gorgeous, lovely-to-the-touch soft-cover journal that is slim so you can bring it everywhere with you. Pens luxuriously glide over the smooth interior pages in a hugely satisfying way that even sounds delightful.
$22 USD
THE FOREVER PUNK MANUAL
If immediate gratification and a good deal are your jam...
Get instant access to The Punk Manual and pop it into your iPad or Remarkable Tablet and wah-lah - you're ready to punk! Plus, you'll have access for life so you can use it over and over again and keep track of how far you've come.
$33 USD
BRAINS ARE BEAUTIFUL
4% OF OUR PUNK MANUAL PROFITS GO TO THE NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY. SO WE CAN DO GOOD, KID.